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Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
I promise tomorrow morning, we’ll get right back on a regular posting track, with a sharp, angry rant (something to look forward to!) but for now, just a note about what I made for dinner tonight… A...
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Spring Rain & Risotto
I’ve been planning to write this week’s recipe post about risotto, and finally got around to making it last night, but then springtime in the Midwest got the better of me. Thunderstorms shattered most...
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An Ode to Swiss Chard
The recent string of bad luck I mentioned a few posts back included the unfortunate side effect of kicking me out of my apartment for a few days, which means I spent Memorial Day weekend in a hotel...
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How to Eat Your Veggies
The subtitle of this post should be “Especially if You Don’t Like Them.” Picky eaters, I feel your pain. A truncated list of the vegetarian staples I dislike includes pinto beans, garbanzo beans (and...
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Couscous Salad For One
Last week, I made chicken salad for one and extolled the virtues of taking your time on cooking for yourself. Enjoy the process, luxuriate in a nice bottle glass of wine, take care of yourself. This...
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Food For Thought From Readers
You may have noticed that I’ve started doing end-of-the-week roundup posts, full of interesting or relevant articles from around the food writing world that I haven’t had a chance to cover in more...
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How to Shop for (and Eat) Whole Foods
A few weeks ago, I asked some of my Facebook friends for thoughts on posts and Laura, who writes the blog Shaped by My Life (a fellow IC writing alum) suggested posting a sample shopping list with an...
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Arugula & Goat Cheese “Ravioli”
This weekend, when I felt like spending some time in the kitchen, I decided to let the ingredients in the fridge speak to me. I knew I wanted to craft something vegetarian, and wanted to work with what...
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Easy Teriyaki Noodles
A super-easy recipe post this week. This is a pretty no-frills dinner (though easy to “frill up” if you so choose) but I was pretty proud of it, the product of one of those “what do I have in the...
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Homemade Ranch Dressing & Easy Peasy Pasta Salad
Two for one recipe special today! In my continued effort t learn to make my own everything from scratch, I’ve been working on perfecting condiments. Mayonaise — not yet. But I found a really great...
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